Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Mercedes Brabus Rocket Police Car -
Tune It! Safe! is the name of campaign that has started in Germany where the Department of Transportation and association of tuners (VDAT) wants to promote the idea that also tuning cars can be safe.
Also last year on Essen Motor show was introduced a masterpiece in police colors – Porsche 997 modified by TechArt to join this idea of safety.
This year Brabus has decided to present its own Tune It! Safe! vehicle.
Its famous Brabus Rocket is used as the basis of the project. The Rocket was introduced in 2005 on Frankfurt Motor show and as we know it’s a heavily modified Mercedes CLS 600.
And similar as TechArt, also Brabus now is in fancy police colors.
It’s the world fastest saloon that can reach 360 km/h speed.
Also last year on Essen Motor show was introduced a masterpiece in police colors – Porsche 997 modified by TechArt to join this idea of safety.
This year Brabus has decided to present its own Tune It! Safe! vehicle.
Its famous Brabus Rocket is used as the basis of the project. The Rocket was introduced in 2005 on Frankfurt Motor show and as we know it’s a heavily modified Mercedes CLS 600.
And similar as TechArt, also Brabus now is in fancy police colors.
It’s the world fastest saloon that can reach 360 km/h speed.
The heart consists of the 6.2 liter 12-cylinder engine enhanced with a pair of turbochargers. Thanks to this powerful combination the engine produces 537 kW (730 hp) at 5100 rpm. 730 hp is impressive number but it’s nothing compared to its monumental torque.
The torque is unbelievable 1320 Nm, but it’s electronically limited to 1100 Nm at 2100 rpm.
Then the power is transmitted to the rear wheels with the 5-speed automatic transmission. This attributes tell that this Brabus is fast as hell.
It can reach 100 km/h in 4 seconds, 200 km/h in 10.5 seconds and it needs only 29.5 seconds to reach magical 300 km/h.
Next measurements on Nardo circuit have revealed that this hell ride is capable to beat 100 km/h in amazing 3.3 seconds and can run at 365.7 km/h.
The torque is unbelievable 1320 Nm, but it’s electronically limited to 1100 Nm at 2100 rpm.
Then the power is transmitted to the rear wheels with the 5-speed automatic transmission. This attributes tell that this Brabus is fast as hell.
It can reach 100 km/h in 4 seconds, 200 km/h in 10.5 seconds and it needs only 29.5 seconds to reach magical 300 km/h.
Next measurements on Nardo circuit have revealed that this hell ride is capable to beat 100 km/h in amazing 3.3 seconds and can run at 365.7 km/h.
ALFA ROMEO 156
Style of this modification is different from what we use to present on our pages. Sporting character, which can be find in majority of tuning styles, is little different in case of Marsiglio Car. Don’t expect jewelly discs, massive bumpers, look at this car with eyes of lover of fast wheels. DTM races – that’s what the Italian tuner was inspired by. This Alfa Romeo was modified into the shape of full-blooded racing car. The word racing describes the purpose and the essence of this modification.
The Exterior
Such over-elaborate modification of exterior of a production car could not be seen for a long time. First to catch the attention is shifty white-red paintwork complemented with plenty of stickers of sponsoring and tuning-engaged companies. The character of race is fully present here. Massive front bumper with integrated robust opening of interesting design make us feel, that purpose of this modification is profound. The filling made of black expanded metal is a matter of course. In connection with braking efficiency improvement, at the sides of bumper were implemented openings a la shark gills – their function is to bring the air to rear brakes. In the lower part of bumper is located a large diffuser, which handles the correction of flowing air under the car.
The Exterior
Such over-elaborate modification of exterior of a production car could not be seen for a long time. First to catch the attention is shifty white-red paintwork complemented with plenty of stickers of sponsoring and tuning-engaged companies. The character of race is fully present here. Massive front bumper with integrated robust opening of interesting design make us feel, that purpose of this modification is profound. The filling made of black expanded metal is a matter of course. In connection with braking efficiency improvement, at the sides of bumper were implemented openings a la shark gills – their function is to bring the air to rear brakes. In the lower part of bumper is located a large diffuser, which handles the correction of flowing air under the car.
Maybe the most interesting change in the front part of the car is removal of the typical Alfa Romeo mask in exchange for longer hood. If this was the right step made by tuners – this is a matter of opinion. First „suspicious“ thing on this car were the front headlights. I don’t remember, Alfa Romeo used to equip its cars with lights of these dimensions and shapes. The tuners knew well what they are doing, and thanks to his initiative, the original lights were replaced by headlights from Mazda 6. Smart or useless? Depends on ones taste again. Also the front hood was endowed by two vents a la Mitsubishi EVO embedded in nicely shaped projection on the hood.
It is really difficult to find words to characterizes side sills Marsiglio Car. Such number of openings, which handle the intake of cold air and off-take of hot air from and to the disc brakes, cannot be found on every car. The seriousness of this racing body kit starts to be evident. Together six openings conduct the hot air off the front brakes and four openings serves the purpose of bringing the cold air to the rear discs. The top of the milk are two round exhaust tips embedded in the rear part of these sills.
It is really difficult to find words to characterizes side sills Marsiglio Car. Such number of openings, which handle the intake of cold air and off-take of hot air from and to the disc brakes, cannot be found on every car. The seriousness of this racing body kit starts to be evident. Together six openings conduct the hot air off the front brakes and four openings serves the purpose of bringing the cold air to the rear discs. The top of the milk are two round exhaust tips embedded in the rear part of these sills.
The rear part of the Alfa Romeo 156 is not worse than the rest of the bodywork. Huge dark diffuser implemented into the rear bumper strikes the eyes and indicates, that resemblance with DMT cars is not an accident. Two more openings were added to take the hot air away from rear brakes. Pleasantly shaped bumper really fits the robust rear part of the car. the cover of the trunk is characteristic with adjustable razor wing, which is known from various racing cars. Certainly, it‘s not there just to show off ;-).
All these parts of the body kit (the bumpers and side sills) continuously interlock with the aid of extended fenders, thanks to which the car gained 10 cm at every side. That’s not bad. In order to give the whole the final jazz, the popular system of vertical door opening (aka Lambo Style Doors) was installed. Do you need anything more? :-).
The whole is finalized with stylish racing 17-spoke 19-inch alloy wheels shoed in low-profile tires Yokohama, behind them are disk brakes with holes TarOx B350 with 348x26 mm in front and 340x26 mm in the rear. The last ingredient is the sporting suspension, which consists of springs Eibach and dampers with shock-absorbers Bilstein. This system lowers the clearance height by nice 35 mm. This is professional attitude!
Interior
Also the interior was Italian-affected. Its modification is work of native specialist Simoni Racing, which really enjoyed the interior adjustment of this beau. Red and black colors (mostly leather) are dominating the whole interior. This pair of colors can be found on adjusted sporting seats Simoni Racing and three-leg sporting wheel X-Race and on the gearshift lever handle made by the same manufacturer, and there are also new carpets. This two-color combination is supplemented by chromic elements – gear lever, pedal set and fire-extinguisher.
Interior
Also the interior was Italian-affected. Its modification is work of native specialist Simoni Racing, which really enjoyed the interior adjustment of this beau. Red and black colors (mostly leather) are dominating the whole interior. This pair of colors can be found on adjusted sporting seats Simoni Racing and three-leg sporting wheel X-Race and on the gearshift lever handle made by the same manufacturer, and there are also new carpets. This two-color combination is supplemented by chromic elements – gear lever, pedal set and fire-extinguisher.
Pictures of Marsiglio Car Alfa Romeo 156 – DTM style!:
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